‘Great white elephant’ on Guilford’s Green renovated, to reopen

Published 10:22 pm, Sunday, July 27, 2014

The building at 102 Broad Street that has been undergoing renovations for about two years. Register photo - Sean Carlin

The building at 102 Broad Street that has been undergoing renovations for about two years. Register photo - Sean Carlin

Photo: Journal Register Co.

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The building at 102 Broad Street that has been undergoing renovations for about two years. Register photo - Sean Carlin

The building at 102 Broad Street that has been undergoing renovations for about two years. Register photo - Sean Carlin

Photo: Journal Register Co.

‘Great white elephant’ on Guilford’s Green renovated, to reopen

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GUILFORD >> Renovations are winding down on a long-vacant building near the Town Green.

The building at 102 Broad St. has been undergoing renovations for about two years, but in the coming months, tenants are expected to move into the mixed-use building, said the building’s owner and developer Doug Anderson.

The building, commonly referred to as the former “Trailblazer” location, has been vacant for several years and was a “great white elephant on the corner,” Anderson said.

“That building’s been vacant I’m saying about seven years,” Economic Development Coordinator Brian McGlone said. “It’s certainly prime space. Any space around the Green is prime space. To have a vacant space like that for so long is unfortunate.”

The spark for the renovations was Guardian Jet, a Guilford-based business that will be occupying office space on the second floor of the building, Anderson said.

Guardian Jet and H. Pearce Real Estate will be moving in by the end of the summer and the building will be nearly complete by October, Anderson said.

An issue that came up during the renovation was the series of additions that were put onto the building throughout its existence. Anderson said it was like “four buildings with one building.”